Where does “musapiri-papasawa” come from?

musapiri-papasawa (Nheengatu) comes from Nheengatu musapiri, from Old Tupi mosapyr — three.

musapiri-papasawa (Nheengatu): three hundred

Definitions

  1. three hundred

Ancestry of “musapiri-papasawa”, step by step

musapiri-papasawa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nheengatu musapiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatumusapirithree
2Old Tupimosapyrthree

via Nheengatu papasawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nheengatupapasawahundred
Every word from Old Tupi mosapyrEvery word from Nheengatu musapiri
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